Browse "Noun" Characters

Every character has an origin. Discover the pictographs, myths, and history behind each Chinese character — with pinyin, stroke order, HSK level, and audio pronunciation.

鼠辈

shǔ bèi

‘鼠辈’ literally means 'rat generation' or 'rat

鼠标

shǔ biāo

鼠标 (shǔ biāo) literally means 'rat marker' or

鼠疫

shǔ yì

鼠疫 (shǔ yì) literally means 'rat plague' — 鼠

仓鼠

cāng shǔ

‘仓鼠’ literally means ‘granary rat’—‘仓’ (

麦秆

mài gǎn

麦秆 (mài gǎn) literally means 'wheat stalk' —

麦芽

mài yá

麦芽 (mài yá) literally means 'wheat sprout'—'

麦田

mài tián

麦田 (mài tián) literally combines 麦 (mài), me

燕麦

yàn mài

燕麦 (yàn mài) is the Chinese word for 'oat', a

大麦

dà mài

‘Dà mài’ (barley) is a cereal grain widely cul

小麦

xiǎo mài

Xiǎo mài (wheat) is a fundamental cereal crop in

邪魅

xiémèi

邪魅 (xiémèi) is a literary compound noun descri

魅影

mèiyǐng

‘魅影’ literally combines ‘魅’ (mèi), meaning

妖魅

yāomèi

妖魅 (yāomèi) is a classical Chinese compound no

鬼魅

guǐmèi

鬼魅 (guǐmèi) is a literary, slightly archaic co

魅力

mèilì

‘魅力’ (mèilì) is a noun meaning ‘charm’ or

鬼门关

guǐ mén guān

‘Guǐ mén guān’ literally means ‘the Gate of

鬼故事

guǐ gùshi

‘Guǐ gùshi’ literally means ‘ghost story’ —

鬼魂

guǐ hún

‘Guǐ hún’ literally combines ‘guǐ’ (ghost,

小鬼

xiǎo guǐ

'Xiǎo guǐ' literally combines 'xiǎo' (small) an

魔鬼

mó guǐ

‘魔鬼’ literally combines 魔 (mó), meaning ‘de

髦齡

máo líng

‘髦龄’ (máo líng) is a literary, somewhat arch

髦士

máo shì

‘髦士’ (máo shì) is a classical Chinese term r

髦彥

máo yàn

‘髦彥’ is a classical Chinese compound noun mean

髦俊

máo jùn

‘髦俊’ (máo jùn) is a classical Chinese compou

髦稚

máo zhì

‘髦稚’ is a classical, literary compound noun me

髦兒

máo ér

‘髦兒’ (máo ér) refers specifically to the str

骨灰

gǔ huī

‘骨灰’ literally means ‘bone ash’ and refers s

骨气

gǔ qì

‘骨气’ (gǔ qì) literally combines ‘bone’ (骨

骨干

gǔ gàn

‘骨干’ (gǔ gàn) literally combines ‘bone’ (

骨头

gǔ tou

'Gǔ tou' literally combines 'gǔ' (bone) and 'tou

骤变

zhòu biàn

骤变 (zhòu biàn) literally combines 骤 (zhòu),

骤雨

zhòu yǔ

‘骤雨’ literally combines 骤 (zhòu), meaning ‘

驾轻就熟

jià qīng jiù shú

‘驾轻就熟’ is a classical Chinese idiom meaning

驾崩

jià bēng

‘驾崩’ is a highly formal and respectful euphemi

驾到

jià dào

‘驾到’ is a highly formal and respectful express

彩饰

cǎi shì

彩饰 (cǎi shì) literally combines 彩 (cǎi), mea

饰品

shì pǐn

饰品 (shì pǐn) literally combines 饰 (shì), mea

首饰

shǒu shì

‘首饰’ (shǒu shì) literally combines ‘首’ (s

装饰

zhuāng shì

装饰 (zhuāng shì) is a versatile word meaning bo

食谱

shí pǔ

‘Shípǔ’ literally means ‘food chart’ or ‘fo